Irish actress Saoirse Ronan - still a tongue-twister for Hollywood

(Reuters) - Irish actress Saoirse Ronan expressed delight that no-one stumbled over her name when she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award on Wednesday.

Saoirse Ronan arrives for the British Independent Film Awards December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

“I’ve been lucky enough to be a working actor for almost 10 years and the mere fact that people can finally pronounce my name is pretty exciting!,” the 21 year-old said in a statement.

But she had spoken too soon.

On Thursday, Ronan was also nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Irish immigrant drama “Brooklyn” but Hollywood veteran Dennis Quaid fumbled her first name, calling her “Sheesha” while making the televised announcement.